User manual

Operation
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Siemens Building Technologies
Fire Safety & Security Products 01.2009
9 Operation
NOTE
This chapter assumes your DVR has been installed and configured. If it has not, please refer to
Sections 7: Installation and 8: Configuration.
The DVR’s controls are similar to a VCR. As with a VCR, the main functions are
recording and playing back video. However, you have much greater control over
recording and playing back video. You can establish recording schedules based on
time of day and day of the week. The DVR allows you to search through the
recorded video using much more sophisticated tools than those available with
VCRs. Additional DVR features that are not available with VCRs are remote control
and viewing, and recording video at the same time you are watching previously
recorded video.
The front panel controls are described in Section 8: Configuration.
9.1 Turning on the power
Once you have installed the DVR following the instructions in Section 7: Installation,
it is ready to record.
9.2 Live monitoring
As soon as the DVR completes its initialization process, it will begin showing live
video on the attached monitor. The default mode is to display all cameras at once.
Pressing any camera button will cause that camera to display full screen.
9.2.1 Freeze Mode
Pressing the
button will freeze the current image on the screen until you press
the button again or press any button except for
Menu and Panic buttons. While in
the Freeze mode, the icon displays in bottom-left corner if Freeze is selected in
the Display setup screen (OSD tab).
9.2.2 Zoom mode
You can enlarge an area of the video by pressing the Zoom button. The rectangle
displayed on the screen shows the area that is enlarged. You can move the
rectangle around using the arrow buttons. Pressing the
button enlarges the area
in rectangle. Exit the Zoom mode by pressing the Zoom button. While in the Zoom
mode, the icon displays in bottom-left corner if Zoom is selected in the Display
setup screen (OSD tab).